The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-06-09
Told Us by Different Ones.
WHAT THE REFLECTOR MAN HEARD ON
SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY,

L saw j. ID. McJ0nlgal last THURSDAY
: he is living at Colby, and has been d.
: ing frst-rate. He is coming down heI
= in few days to let the contract for
dozen houses. He is going To bull
them to rent. Where is he going t
4 build them, at Colby? aske, ,..r RE
l FLECTOR man. No. in Abilene, o.
one of the new additions, tut dom
know which.
1 see o. l.. Moore is spoken of TO
District Judge. Well that suits me, h,
, is certainly competent, and then Dick
, inson county ought to be entitled to TIT
, judgeship. Abilene has the a5lest bar
is the largest city, and the best county
J in the district.
| If the Lock works are as much of a
success as the Carriage works, it viii
be big thing for Abilene. Johns is
making a success out of his factory
1 was up to Hayes the other day, and q
man drove by in q road cart. Was
that made down to Abilene? asked a
bystander, 1 tell you they are turning
out smooth work down there.
If the Santa Fe don't hurry up, the
Rock Island will beat them to Abilene
Esq. Gillet, of Woodbine, told me the
other day that they have big gang CT
graders at work on the Rock Island
and they would soon double the force.
The road bed is ready for the ties and
rails, now between WoOdbine and
Herington. Was remarked by an
Enterprise man, Sunday morning.
Did you ever notice what a lot of
neatly dressed, bright looking children
We have in Abilene? This morning
the sidewalk was full of little ones on
THAR way to Sunday school. | followed
one crowd of little folks into a Sunday
school on Cedar st. Everything moved
| off like clock work, and everyone SEEM
ed happy. BY the way, do you ever go
to Sunday school anymore? If you
don't, 60 next Sunday, and you will
never regret it.
Say now don't yol honestly think
| the boom won't last much longer
| what will keep Il up. there is no BALD
ing If any consequence going on?
The REFLECTOR Eial heard this cues
lion asked ~a;ur.it. evening. Cor. OF
Broadway ana i.IiGi street, and
stopped 10 near the answer. The man
that was questioned is builder and
contractor, and we wanted to hear
what he would say. No building go
ing on | guess you don't get over
town much do you? Well no, said the
first man, l am so busy III my store, l
have no time: what is building any
way? Why we are more than build
ing. UpShaw has commenced his
large three story brick block, cor.
Broadway and Fourth. Knapp and
Bolster on Spruce street, are building
the largest and finest livery stable in
the state, it will be built of stone and
brick, two stories high. Then there is
the new college that will cost 100000,
or $50, 600. they have commenced work
on that. The new Christian church to be
built on Sixth street. in the East abb
lene addition, according to the plans
will be fine church building, and by
the way, they are going to use the old
frame church, cor. of Buckeye and
Fifth street, for the street railway
headquarters. They will keep most of
their horses and cars there. Then
there is two story block, one of the
best in town, is going to put Il third
story on. In less than thirty days the
location will be picked out on the
South side for big hotel. And an
architect is drawing the plans and
specifications for Il big three story
block, on the North side that will sur
prise all of you. Have you been TO
Highland addition lately? there is
twenty new houses started in the last |
ten days. On West Third is Palfrey's |
and DR.. Hazlett's, they will be dandy |
houses. Why there are dozen more |
going to be built on that street, and it |
is just SO all over town. Why in sixty |
days, with the two new roads i'll here, |
new depot buildings, round houses,
etc., you will hardly know the town.
L will bet you can't hire carpenter,
painter or paper hanger without you
speak for one several days in advance.
1 guess we wont have any fair this
fall, the Santa Fe and Rock Island
run through the grounds and the
Santa Fe will occupy where the race
track is for the round house and other
They will lay off two
streets, where the main building and
grove stands. for lots for their work
man. 1t will make a pretty place to
build. l helped plant those trees.
The above remarks were uttered by
an ex-officer of the old Fair Associa-
ton.
What is the matter of the fire de-
partment, won't they never get here?
a man sitting in his easy
carriage behind two fast steppers, when
DR.. WelSher'S barn was burning. You
had two good horses to bring you here,
and the boys have to pull the cart and
the streets are heavy, besides it is I of
a mile remarked big hearted man
standing close by. This is dandy de-
partment, said another smart aleck.
And thus our boys are rewarded by
many said the big hearted man, run
the risk of running the health, soil their
clothes, leave their business, and get
cursed by men no better than the fire
boys, either in regard to manhood,
principle or character, and certainly
not as accommodating and big hearted.
Have you been out in the country
lately? | was out to my brothers. and
spent the day just got in, said Buck
eye avenue business man, why never
saw such prospects for corn, everything
looks fine, and then you ought to see
the new farm houses and barns being
built, and tame grass, that got away
with me. l used to think they couldn't
raise it here, there are lots of blue grass
pastures, and timothy and clover mead